IdGenerator.java

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package org.springframework.util;

import java.util.UUID;

/**
 * Contract for generating universally unique identifiers {@link UUID (UUIDs)}.
 *
 * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
 * @since 4.0
 */
public interface IdGenerator {

	/**
	 * Generate a new identifier.
	 * @return the generated identifier
	 */
	UUID generateId();

}